The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — September 2193
Highlights this month
- 8SunUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:22pm)
- 11WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:07am)
- 22SunSpring equinox.
- 24TueMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:06pm)
- 24TueMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Pisces (mag −2.8). (11:09pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:42am | 5:59pm | 11h 17m | 7:27pm | 5:14am |
| Tue 10 | 6:28am | 6:06pm | 11h 38m | 7:34pm | 5:00am |
| Fri 20 | 6:12am | 6:15pm | 12h 03m | 7:43pm | 4:44am |
| Mon 30 | 5:57am | 6:24pm | 12h 27m | 7:53pm | 4:27am |
Days lengthen by about 70 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterWed 4, 7:43am
- Full MoonWed 11, 5:08pm
- Last QuarterWed 18, 8:23am
- New MoonWed 25, 8:28pm
Apogee 2 Sep (405,100 km) · Perigee 14 Sep (363,000 km) · Apogee 29 Sep (405,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 1.7 | 6:44am | 1:10pm | 7:36pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Leo | −3.7 | 5:48am | 11:19am | 4:50pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | −2.7 | 6:53pm | 1:10am | 7:21am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.5 | 5:57am | 11:33am | 5:09pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.4 | 10:29am | 5:43pm | 1:01am | Evening |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.7 | 11:53pm | 4:50am | 9:43am | Morning |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 7:28pm | 1:25am | 7:18am | Morning |
The solar system — September 2193
Evening sky Morning sky Up much of the night Lost in the Sun’s glare
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Generated automatically from the MPAS sky engine on 22 October 2026.